Mayor Jerry Abramson outlined his ideas for how Louisville’s parks will look in 2015 in his State of the City address last week. Here is Metro Parks’ reaction to the speech.
And here’s their parks wish list:
- at Jefferson Memorial Forest, miles of new trails for hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking, plus a new campground
- continued construction of popular recreation amenities, like playgrounds and walking paths
- improved arts and nature education programming
- restored access to Otter Creek Park through a new operator
- a greatly improved clubhouse facility for Charlie Vettiner golf course
- a new, state of the art recreation center, replacing or supplementing outdated facilities in the west end
- increased citizen involvement through volunteerism and stewardship
Those are some of the park improvements we’re dreaming about. Some of those the city can make happen, while others will require private funding or innovative partnerships. Schedules will be determined, in part, by the pace of economic recovery.
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